WW 2 Jeopardy WW 2 Jeopardy AP and US History AP and US History
Apr 01, 2015
WW 2 JeopardyWW 2 JeopardyAP and US HistoryAP and US History
The Italian fascist The Italian fascist leaderleader
Benito Mussolini (Il Benito Mussolini (Il Duce)Duce)
The President of the USA The President of the USA through much of WW 2through much of WW 2
FDRFDR
The President of the USA The President of the USA at the end of the war-at the end of the war-decided to drop the decided to drop the atomic weapons on atomic weapons on
JapanJapan
Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
The Spanish dictator and The Spanish dictator and fascist who won the fascist who won the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil War
Francisco Francisco FrancoFranco
The Japanese Military The Japanese Military commander and Prime commander and Prime Minister during WW 2Minister during WW 2
General TojoGeneral Tojo
The British Prime Minister The British Prime Minister of Great Britain during of Great Britain during WW 2-“we will never WW 2-“we will never
surrender!surrender!””
Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill
The German airforceThe German airforce
LuftwaffeLuftwaffe
The Japanese suicide The Japanese suicide pilotspilots
KamikazeKamikaze
The military alliance of The military alliance of Japan, Germany and ItalyJapan, Germany and Italy
The AxisThe Axis
The military alliance of The military alliance of the USA, Britain, France the USA, Britain, France
and USSR (Russia)and USSR (Russia)
The AlliesThe Allies
The Soviet Dictator who The Soviet Dictator who made a deal with Hitler to made a deal with Hitler to
divide up Polanddivide up Poland
Josef StalinJosef Stalin
The supreme Japanese The supreme Japanese leader during WW 2 leader during WW 2
worshipped as a godworshipped as a god
HirohitoHirohito
Famous Cubist Famous Cubist Spanish artist who Spanish artist who
painted the disturbing painted the disturbing “Guernica.” “Guernica.”
Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso
Belief that we create Belief that we create our own morality (right our own morality (right
and wrong) and that and wrong) and that there is no meaning to there is no meaning to
this life especially this life especially beyond the grave-this beyond the grave-this ideology influenced ideology influenced
many wartime artistsmany wartime artists
nihilismnihilism
The German The German commander of the commander of the Afrika Corps Afrika Corps who who reconquered all of reconquered all of
North Africa North Africa for the for the oiloil fields and other fields and other
resourcesresources
Erwin Erwin Rommel Rommel
(“the Desert (“the Desert Fox”)Fox”)
The nickname for the The nickname for the icon of female factory icon of female factory workers during WW2workers during WW2
Rosie the RiveterRosie the Riveter
Hitler’s long-time Hitler’s long-time mistress turned wifemistress turned wife
Eva BraunEva Braun
War-time surreal War-time surreal painter famous for his painter famous for his optical illusions and optical illusions and
strange artwork. strange artwork.
Salvador DaliSalvador Dali
The act of giving The act of giving something and pleasing something and pleasing another in order to avoid another in order to avoid
conflict or troubleconflict or trouble
appeasementappeasement
The foreign policy of The foreign policy of strict non-involvement in strict non-involvement in
world affairs, usually world affairs, usually accompanied by claiming accompanied by claiming
neutrality in conflictsneutrality in conflicts
IsolationismIsolationism
What did Hitler use What did Hitler use concentration camps for?concentration camps for?
To imprison and kill Jews To imprison and kill Jews and other “enemies”and other “enemies”
The largest of the The largest of the Holocaust Holocaust
concentration camps concentration camps (located in Poland) (located in Poland)
AuschwitzAuschwitz
The name of the boat The name of the boat filled with Jewish filled with Jewish
refugees that FDR and refugees that FDR and US government turned US government turned
awayaway
SS St. LouisSS St. Louis
Why did the American Why did the American government force government force
Japanese American Japanese American citizens into intern camps citizens into intern camps
during WW 2during WW 2
wartimes call for wartimes call for protecting protecting
national security national security more than more than protecting protecting
individual rights individual rights (Jap-americans (Jap-americans
viewed as a viewed as a threat)threat)
Which foreign policy did Which foreign policy did the USA once again the USA once again
practice between WW I practice between WW I and WW IIand WW II
IsolationismIsolationism
How did USA entry How did USA entry into WW 2 affect its into WW 2 affect its recovery from the recovery from the Great DepressionGreat Depression
accelerated its recovery accelerated its recovery
What was the name of the What was the name of the international organization international organization to maintain world peace to maintain world peace
that was formed as a that was formed as a result of WW 2result of WW 2
The United Nations (UN)The United Nations (UN)
How did both WW I and How did both WW I and WW 2 increase WW 2 increase
opportunities for womenopportunities for women
women filled many jobs in women filled many jobs in factories traditionally factories traditionally
held by menheld by men
What was the name of the What was the name of the program enacted by the program enacted by the
United States to help send United States to help send weapons to Britain to help weapons to Britain to help
them fight Germanythem fight Germany
The Lend-Lease ActThe Lend-Lease Act
What brought the United What brought the United States into both WW I and States into both WW I and WW 2 each time-causing WW 2 each time-causing
them to change their them to change their foreign policyforeign policy
Suffered a direct military Suffered a direct military attackattack
What immediate and What immediate and specific event on specific event on
December 7, 1941 brought December 7, 1941 brought the United States into WW the United States into WW
22
The attack by the Japanese The attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harborat Pearl Harbor
National leaders were National leaders were held responsible for held responsible for
war crimes after WW 2 war crimes after WW 2 at the at the
__________________ __________________ War Crimes Trial. (a War Crimes Trial. (a
precedent)precedent)
NuremburgNuremburg
The word used for The word used for hatred and prejudice hatred and prejudice
towards Jewstowards Jews
Anti-Anti-SemetismSemetism
Both Germans and Both Germans and Japanese believed Japanese believed
they were the they were the “________________ “________________
Race.”Race.”
Master or superiorMaster or superior
Lightening warfare used Lightening warfare used by the Germans to take by the Germans to take
over countriesover countries
BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg
What 2 Japanese cities What 2 Japanese cities were atomic weapons were atomic weapons dropped on the USA?dropped on the USA?
Hiroshima and NagasakiHiroshima and Nagasaki
Chinese city where over Chinese city where over 200,000 were killed and 200,000 were killed and 20, 000 women raped by 20, 000 women raped by
the Japanesethe Japanese
NankingNanking
What is the code name of What is the code name of The June 6, 1944 Allied The June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of the German-invasion of the German-held French beaches of held French beaches of Normandy Normandy The largest The largest
military operation in US military operation in US HistoryHistory
(D-Day) also called Operation (D-Day) also called Operation OverlordOverlord
Adolph Hitler’s bookAdolph Hitler’s book
Mein Kampf Mein Kampf (My Struggle)(My Struggle)
Hitler’s decision to Hitler’s decision to eliminate all European eliminate all European
JewsJews
The Final SolutionThe Final Solution
The largest of the The largest of the Holocaust Holocaust
concentration camps concentration camps (located in Poland)(located in Poland)
AuschwitzAuschwitz
Three (3) Ways Americans Three (3) Ways Americans supported the war effort supported the war effort
at homeat home
1.1. Rationing/conservation of Rationing/conservation of valuable resources needed valuable resources needed
for warfor war2. Women working in the 2. Women working in the
factories to build materials factories to build materials needed for the warneeded for the war
3. Creating Propaganda 3. Creating Propaganda filmsfilms
4. Buying war bonds4. Buying war bonds
The US had the difficulty The US had the difficulty of having to fight the war of having to fight the war
onon
2 fronts-against the Nazis and 2 fronts-against the Nazis and Italy in Europe and North Italy in Europe and North
Africa and against the Africa and against the Japanese in the PacificJapanese in the Pacific
Which countries were Which countries were the Allies?the Allies?
Britain, USA and the Britain, USA and the Soviet Union (Russia)Soviet Union (Russia)
And where in the world And where in the world did they fight the Nazis?did they fight the Nazis?
USA and Britain-in Western and USA and Britain-in Western and southern Europe, Northern Africasouthern Europe, Northern AfricaSoviet Union fought the Nazis in Soviet Union fought the Nazis in
Eastern EuropeEastern Europe
During the final days of During the final days of World War II after D-Day, World War II after D-Day, German troops mounted German troops mounted their last serious fight in their last serious fight in
western Europe at the western Europe at the Battle ofBattle of
The Battle of the BulgeThe Battle of the Bulge
Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein (in English: "Operation Watch on the Rhine")
The Allies were The Allies were planning a massive 2-planning a massive 2-part invasion of Japan part invasion of Japan
code-namedcode-named
Operation DownfallOperation Downfall
Had the United States not Had the United States not decided to drop the decided to drop the
atomic bomb on Japan, atomic bomb on Japan, what were two other what were two other
courses of action could courses of action could have chosen?have chosen?
1. 1. 2.2.
1.1. 2 million-man invasion of 2 million-man invasion of Japan by the Allied forcesJapan by the Allied forces
(Operation Downfall)-(Operation Downfall)-Set to begin in November Set to begin in November
1945,1945, 2. Continue firebombing 2. Continue firebombing Japanese cities in hopes Japanese cities in hopes Japan would surrenderJapan would surrender
Why do you think the Why do you think the President decided against President decided against
those two alternatives?those two alternatives?
1.1. Japanese refused to Japanese refused to surrender (dishonor)surrender (dishonor)
2. Millions of Japanese 2. Millions of Japanese soldiers and civilians would soldiers and civilians would
have diedhave died3. 1 million Allied troops 3. 1 million Allied troops
would have been killed and would have been killed and tens of millions more tens of millions more
JapaneseJapanese